Re: SUCCESSFUL FIRST LIGHT

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Original poster: "Richard Modistach" <hambone-at-dodo-dot-com.au> 

congratulations from me too, hope i can get similar results
when i finish my coil, ex. blown fuse.
is the winding 41" long or is that the total tube length?
if it's the tube length, what's your actual diameter to height
ratio of the winding?

RM


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Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 6:31 AM
Subject: RE: SUCCESSFUL FIRST LIGHT


 > Original poster: "Aron Koscho" <kc5uto-at-wt-dot-net>
 >
 > Congradulations Robert! Sounds like you need a bigger fuse:) How about
some
 > pictures?
 >
 > -Aron
 >
 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
 > Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 9:00 AM
 > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > Subject: SUCCESSFUL FIRST LIGHT
 >
 >
 > Original poster: Robert Schiemann <bobbyrj3d-at-yahoo-dot-com>
 >
 > Hello List,
 >
 >        Tonight I set up my new 23 AWG, 41 inch long, 4.5 inch OD coil. I
 > have 15 kV at 90 ma as. input I have a bank of 10 geek group MMC
capacitors
 > with the recommended bleeder resisters. I used a variac to slowly raise
the
 > voltage. At 50 volts I was getting numerous small streamers. As i slowly
 > cranked up the variac, the break rate increased. The streamer length also
 > did. I turned up to 110V and was getting multiple streamers with an
 > occasional 3+ foot streamer. I turned it up o 130 and the fuse blew. I
then
 > replaced it and did a few more test runs keeping it below 110v. Sorry my
 > writing isn't very fluid; I'm very excited. I think these are pretty good
 > results for a 15 year old :-D
 >
 > Jah Bless,
 > Robert
 >
 >
 >